Oliver Lee

Jackson

Mr. Oliver Lee "Bully, The Blues Man' Jackson age 71, a native and lifelong resident of Ghoctaw Bluff was born January 21, 1942 to the parentage of the late Willie Isiah Jackson, Sr. and Mary Simon Jackson. He departed this life February 22, 2013 at his home.

He united with the New Canaan Baptist Church under the pastorate of Rev. Willie Griffin.

He retired after many years of employment with Alabama Ship-building Company of Mobile, Alabama. "Bully as he was effectionately known, traveled throughout the United States working as a scaffold carpenter. He worked for many, many years at the Choctaw Bluff Hunting Club where he enjoyed two of his three favorite pastimes, hunting and fishing.

He also enjoyed playing the blues. He had a vast collection of blues artists. Among his favorites were Muddy Waters, B.B. King Albert King, Little Milton, Bobby Bland, Howling Wolf and Marvin Sease.

Bully' loved children, and although he didn't have any biologically; he loved and treated children in the community as though they were his own.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother Willie Isiah Jackson, and one sister, Geneva Jackson Bates, and his beloved wife, Matter Bell Phelon Jackson who passed away in 2007.

He will be cherished in the hearts of his family; two sisters; Leatha A. Jackson of Detriot, MI. and Virginia Jackson (Anthony) Sewer of Pascagoula, MS; five brothers, Charles H. Jackson, Oakland, CA; Lee Arthur( Willie Mae) Jackson and Alfred E. Kathleen) Jackson, both of Mobile, AL; Robert Robinson of Alanta GA; and Jimmie E. Jackson of Choctaw Bluff, Alabama; a very close and dear friend, Edna Williams of Alma; a host of nieces, great-nieces, nephews, great-nephews, cousins, the entire Phelon Family, other relatives and friends.